Internet Explorer keyboard shortcuts

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Internet Explorer keyboard shortcuts

You can use the Internet Explorer shortcut keys to perform lots of different tasks quickly or to work without a mouse.

webpages
The following table describes shortcuts used to view and explore webpages. To do this Display Help Toggle between full-screen and regular views of the browser window Move forward through the items on a webpage, the Address bar, or the Favorites bar Move back through the items on a webpage, the Address bar, or the Favorites bar Start Caret Browsing Go to your home page Go to the next page Go to the previous page Display a shortcut menu for a link Move forward through frames and browser elements (only works if tabbed browsing is disabled) Move backward between frames (only works if tabbed browsing is disabled) Scroll toward the beginning of a document Scroll toward the end of a document Scroll toward the beginning of a document in larger increments Scroll toward the end of a document in larger increments Move to the beginning of a document Move to the end of a document Find on this page Refresh the current webpage Refresh the current webpage, even if the time stamp for the web version and your locally stored version are the same Stop downloading a page Open a new website or page Open a new window Open a new InPrivate Browsing window Duplicate tab (open current tab in a new tab) Close the current window (if you only have one tab open) Save the current page Print the current page or active frame F1 F11 Tab Shift+Tab F7 Alt+Home Alt+Right Arrow Alt+Left Arrow or Backspace Shift+F10 Ctrl+Tab or F6 Ctrl+Shift+Tab Up Arrow Down Arrow Page Up Page Down Home End Ctrl+F F5 Ctrl+F5 Esc Ctrl+O Ctrl+N Ctrl+Alt+P Ctrl+K Ctrl+W Ctrl+S Ctrl+P Press this

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Activate a selected link Open Favorites Open History Open Feeds Open the Page menu Open the Tools menu Open the Help menu

Enter Ctrl+I Ctrl+H Ctrl+J Alt+P Alt+T Alt+H

The following table describes shortcuts used when working with tabs. To do this Open links in a new tab in the background Open links in a new tab in the foreground Open a new tab in the foreground Switch between tabs Close current tab (or the current window if tabbed browsing is disabled) Open a new tab in the foreground from the Address bar Switch to a specific tab number Switch to the last tab Close other tabs Toggle Quick Tabs (thumbnail view) on or off Press this Ctrl+click Ctrl+Shift+click Ctrl+T Ctrl+Tab or Ctrl+Shift+Tab Ctrl+W Alt+Enter Ctrl+n (where n is a number between 1 and 8) Ctrl+9 Ctrl+Alt+F4 Ctrl+Q

The following table describes shortcuts used for zooming. To do this Press this Increase zoom (+ 10%) Ctrl+Plus Sign Decrease zoom (- 10%) Ctrl+Minus Sign Zoom to 100% Ctrl+0

The following table describes shortcuts used for search. To do this Press this Go to the search box Ctrl+E Open your search query in a new tab Alt+Enter Open the search provider menu Ctrl+Down Arrow

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The following table describes shortcuts used to preview and print webpages. To do this Set printing options and print the page Change paper, headers and footers, orientation, and margins for this page Display the first page to be printed Display the previous page to be printed Type the number of the page you want displayed Display the next page to be printed Display the last page to be printed Specify how you want frames to print (this option is available only if you are printing a webpage that uses frames) Close Print Preview Press this Alt+P Alt+U Alt+Home Alt+Left Arrow Alt+A Alt+Right Arrow Alt+End Alt+F Alt+C

The following table describes shortcuts used on the Address bar. To do this Select the text in the Address bar Display a list of addresses you've typed When in the Address bar, move the cursor left to the next logical break in the address (period or slash) When in the Address bar, move the cursor right to the next logical break in the address (period or slash) Add "www." to the beginning and ".com" to the end of the text typed in the Address bar Move forward through the list of AutoComplete matches Move back through the list of AutoComplete matches Press this Alt+D F4 Ctrl+Left Arrow Ctrl+Right Arrow Ctrl+Enter Up Arrow Down Arrow

menus
The following table describes shortcuts used to open Internet Explorer toolbar and Command bar menus. To do this Press this Open the Home menu Alt+M Open the Print menu Alt+R Open the RSS menu Alt+J Open the Tools menu Alt+O Open the Safety menu Alt+S Open the Help menu Alt+L

favorites

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The following table describes shortcuts used when working with feeds, history, and favorites. To do this Add the current page to your favorites (or subscribe to the feed when in feed preview) Delete browsing history Open an InPrivate Browsing window Open the Organize Favorites dialog box Move selected item up in the Favorites list in the Organize Favorites dialog box Move selected item down in the Favorites list in the Organize Favorites dialog box Open Favorites Center and display your favorites Open Favorites Center and display your history Open Favorites Center and display your feeds Open and dock the Favorites Center and display your feeds Open the Add to Favorites menu (or open Subscribe to feed when in feed preview) Open the Favorites menu from the menu bar Display all feeds (when in feed view) Mark a feed as read (when in feed view) Put the cursor in search box in feed view Press this Ctrl+D Ctrl+Shift+Del Ctrl+Shift+P Ctrl+B Alt+Up Arrow Alt+Down Arrow Alt+C Ctrl+H Ctrl+J Ctrl+Shift+J Alt+Z Alt+A Alt+I Alt+M Alt+S

The following table describes shortcuts used when editing webpages. To do this Press this Remove the selected items and copy them to the Clipboard Ctrl+X Copy the selected items to the Clipboard Ctrl+C Insert the contents of the Clipboard at the selected location Ctrl+V Select all items on the current webpage Ctrl+A Open Internet Explorer Developer Tools F12

The following table describes shortcuts used when working with the Information bar. To do this Press this Move focus to the Information bar Alt+N Click the Information bar Spacebar

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